Desktop, Engine, Rootless

Docker Desktop, Docker Engine and Rootless Mode

Installing Docker Engine installed Docker Engine 514 , the open-source daemon. Many developers meet Docker 514 first as Docker Desktop 514 , a commercial application for Windows, macOS and Linux that bundles the same Engine with a GUI and a managed virtual machine. This section explains what Desktop adds and what it costs, why this book uses Engine in WSL2 6 instead, and how to run Engine's daemon without root privileges at all.

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